document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025555>Question 1025555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the sequence. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1, -3, -7, -11, ... </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the sequence. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1, -3, -7, -11, ...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">This is an AP with d (common difference) = - 4, and the 1<sup>st</sup> term, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5B1%5D+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5B1%5D+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the formula for the sum of an AP: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S%5Bn%5D+=+%28n%2F2%29%282a%5B1%5D+%2B+%28n+-+1%29d%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S%5Bn%5D+=+%28n%2F2%29%282a%5B1%5D+%2B+%28n+-+1%29d%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get the sum of the 1<sup>st</sup> 8 terms. By the way, n = 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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